gangster

Pronunciation: /ˈɡæŋ.stəː/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a criminal who is a member of gang

Etymology

From gang + -ster. First attested in 1884.

In classic literature

Synonyms

mobster

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
criminal
Narrower (hyponyms)
apache, yardie, yakuza

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